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. 2023 Jul 20;13(15):10217–10223. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02638

Table 1. Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Addition of Indole to 1,6-Enyne 1aa.

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entry [Au] [Ag] NuH time (h) yield (%)b erc
1 Au1 (R)-Ag6 Indd 44 61 78:22
2 Au2 (R)-Ag6 Indd 44 69 54:46
3 Au3 (R)-Ag6 Indd 44 6 50:50
4 Au4 (R)-Ag6 Indd 44 82 95:5
5 Au5 (R)-Ag6 Indd 44 74 60:40
6 Au6 (R)-Ag6 Indd 44 39 54:46
7 Au4 (S)-Ag6 Indd 44 61 61.5:38.5
8 Au4 (R)-Ag6 EtOHd 14 87 98:2
9 Au4 (S)-Ag6 EtOHd 14 85 57:43
10 Au1 (R)-Ag6 EtOHd 14 67 91:9
11 Au1 (S)-Ag6 EtOHd 14 53 47:53
12 Au1 (R)-Ag1 Inde 14 82 91:9
13 Au4 (R)-Ag1 Inde 14 93 >99:1
14 Au4 (R)-Ag6 Inde 14 98 97.5:2.5
15 Au4 (R)-Ag8 Inde 14 90 95:5
16 Au9 (R)-Ag6 Inde 18 78 94:6
17 Au4   Inde 24 0  
18   (R)-Ag1 Inde 24 0  
19 Au12 (R)-Ag1 Inde 24 18 52:48
20 Au4 AgSbF6 Inde 24 76 92.5:7.5
a

Reactions carried out under Ar or N2 at a 0.05 mmol scale, at 27 °C with (R)-configured Au(I) complexes.

b

Yields determined by 1H NMR using dodecane as internal standard.

c

er determined by supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) using a chiral stationary phase.

d

Toluene (0.1 M) was used as solvent.

e

1,4-dioxane (0.1 M) was used as solvent. NuH = nucleophile. Ind = Indole.